1952 Walter Long, American actor (Moby-Dick, Sheik, Sea Devils, Dragnet Patrol), dies at 73
1957 Gregory Lafayette, American actor, dies at 19 from injuries sustained in a car crash that killed his wife, actress Judy Tyler (24), the day earlier
1961 William Franklin "Frank" Smith, American actor (Cowboy & Bandit, Scarlet Car, Frontier Days), dies of lung cancer at 83
1962 Rex Bell [George Francis Beldam], American cowboy actor (Cowboys & Injuns) and 21st Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, dies from a heart attack at 58
1963 Grant Richards, American actor (Doug-Doorway to Danger), dies at 48
1988 Adrian Adonis [Keith A. Franke Jr.], American professional wrestler, killed in auto accident at 34
1989 Jack Haig [John Cecil Coppin], English actor ('Allo, Allo!), dies of stomach cancer at 76
1989 Vic Perrin, American actor (Mission: Impossible), dies at 73
1993 Anne Shirley [Dawn Evelyeen Paris], British actress (The Devil and Daniel Webster, Murder My Sweet), dies of lung cancer at 75
1993 Charles Crain, actor, dies in Hollywood at 83
1994 Joey Marella, American professional wrestling referee (b. 1964)
1994 Liesbeth Struppert, Dutch actress (Pipo the Clown, Anne Frank), dies at 55
1995 Bob Ross, American artist and television host, dies at 52
1995 Eva Gabor, Hungarian-born American actress (Green Acres'"Lisa";, Gigi), comedian, singer and socialite, dies at 76
1996 Clay [David] Jones, Welsh gardener (BBC Gardener's Question Time), dies at 72
1997 Charles Kuralt, American news anchor (CBS Sunday Morning), dies at 62
1999 Ronny Graham [Stringer], American composer, lyricist, screenwriter (M*A*S*H (TV series), and actor (Chico & the Man; Mel Brooks films), dies of liver disease at 79
2005 June Haver [Stovenour], American actress (Dolly Sisters, Girl Next Door), dies at 79
2007 Barış Akarsu, Turkish rock musician ("Gözlerin"/ "Your Eyes"), and actor (My Lying Lover), dies of injuries sustained in a car accident at 28
2008 Evelyn Keyes, American actress (Gone With The Wind), dies at 91
2009 Brenda Joyce [Betty Graffina Leabo], American actress (Tarzan, The Rains Came), dies of complications from pneumonia at 92
2009 Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish writer and actor, dies at 74
2012 Eric Sykes, British radio, stage and television comedy writer, actor and director (Goon Show, Sykes and A...), dies at 89
2016 Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian author and director (Under the Olive Trees, Close Up, Taste of Cherry), dies at 76
2021 Dicky Maegle [born Moegle], American College Football HOF halfback (Rice Uni; Pro Bowl 1955, SF 49ers) and broadcaster (color announcer Houston Oilers), dies at 86 [1]
2022 Hank Goldberg, American sports broadcaster (radio colour commentator Miami Dolphins 1978-92; ESPN2, ESPN Radio), dies from chronic kidney disease at 82
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